High school football national championships

A national championship in high school football is an honor awarded annually by various organizations to their selection of the best high school football team in the United States.

The title is a "mythical national championship", as travel demands and the number of high schools spread across the country prevent the championship from being settled competitively on the gridiron. Instead, the national championships are based on rankings from prep football media analysts, such as USA Today,^[1] or algorithmic rankings.

There have also been some efforts over the years at organizing a single-game playoff for the national championship.^{[citation needed]}